Everything that comes from God asks for an open and faithful
heart. We cannot live with hope and joy in the end-time unless we are
living in a state of preparedness. We have to be careful because, as the
Apostle Peter says: "Your enemy the devil is on the prowl like a
roaring lion, looking for someone to devour" (1 Peter 5.8). Therefore
Jesus says: "Watch yourselves, or your hearts will be coarsened by
debauchery and drunkenness and the cares of life. ... Stay awake,
praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to
happen, and to hold your ground before the Son of Man" (Luke 21:34-36).
That's what living in the Spirit of Jesus calls us to.
Henri Nouwen
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